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October Wrasslin' |OT| I'm seein' double here...
- Thread starter Zach
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Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I still don't have high hopes. I hope I'm wrong though.
serenewarfare
Banned
I thought this was the first time Finn and AJ would be in the ring together, but apparently they were on opposite sides of a six-man tag at WK 2. Back when TNA was working with NJPW.
Nah
Nah
newdayrocks
Member
Did AJ/Finn ever have a match in NJPW, or were they two ships passing in the night?
I want to say they had a BOTSJ match once upon a time.
Professor Beef
Banned
RIGHT? lol
BananasWithGuns
Member
I wonder what the long term ramifications are for Bray. I have to imagine they keep him off TV for a while to let the whole Abigail thing fade.
If they were smart they'd keep him away for a few months and then bring him back as a face but I don't expect WWE to even explore that possibility.
If they were smart they'd keep him away for a few months and then bring him back as a face but I don't expect WWE to even explore that possibility.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
What the fuck
I go to sleep for three hours once and Angle comes back
I go to sleep for three hours once and Angle comes back
serenewarfare
Banned
Finn was literally written off an hour before AJ showed up on the same show. They never interacted.
Like I said in my last post, they only ever met in a six-man tag match a decade ago at the second WK.
Nope. They've never wrestled one-on-one.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
_/¯giancarlo123x
Banned
Holy shit I just saw the news, AJ and Finn will be lit, Kurt Angle will be awesome to see.
What is Greek Triumphs doing in the New Japan Zone
Yep, thats Bushi alright.
Professor Beef
Banned
I wonder what else could happen if you stayed asleep...
*puts you in a sleeper hold*
Brian_FETO
Banned
God damn it I'm busy that night though!!!
i'm honestly curious why they felt like they needed to put in angle and styles of all people
they're treating this like it's wrestlemania weekend and roman can't work the main event
it's the friday before a fucking c-tier ppv, there's no tv left and you've been dealt a really shitty hand, you don't have to try and pop a ppv buyrate anymore because of the network, why not just work the "against all odds" angle and make the tlc match a 2 on 5, and then do some weird cgi fuckery that causes sister abagail to attack finn balor backstage, causing the match to not happen.
like the fact that vince must have lost his shit and felt he needed these crazy last minute replacements for this show is a hilarious visual
they're treating this like it's wrestlemania weekend and roman can't work the main event
it's the friday before a fucking c-tier ppv, there's no tv left and you've been dealt a really shitty hand, you don't have to try and pop a ppv buyrate anymore because of the network, why not just work the "against all odds" angle and make the tlc match a 2 on 5, and then do some weird cgi fuckery that causes sister abagail to attack finn balor backstage, causing the match to not happen.
like the fact that vince must have lost his shit and felt he needed these crazy last minute replacements for this show is a hilarious visual
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
That's not really true. She's had a lot of matches where she spent the whole match selling for some reason.
Technically Bray Wyatt was never on the card! They could have just randomly had someone else show up as "Sister Abigail." Like Killian Dain just walks in and is like "hi I'm Sister Abigail now."
The actual answer is that the fans at the event would probably riot if instead of a Shield reunion it was just a random tag match with Finn, Seth and Dean. The crowd will pop pretty huge for Angle wrestling.
serenewarfare
Banned
Finn has also wrestled Bryan way back when. In a tournament for the NWA Title no less. lol
It's all about optics. Angle is a returning legend and most of his stuff happened in a place no one was watching. Bryan was very public with his health issues and the fact that it forced him to retire.
They see Angle as acceptable from a PR risk perspective. They don't see Bryan that way. Not yet, anyways. I would not be surprised if they change their tune before his contract expires.
It's all about optics. Angle is a returning legend and most of his stuff happened in a place no one was watching. Bryan was very public with his health issues and the fact that it forced him to retire.
They see Angle as acceptable from a PR risk perspective. They don't see Bryan that way. Not yet, anyways. I would not be surprised if they change their tune before his contract expires.
He needs repackaged. The Bray Wyatt character has been distilled down into meandering promos and is bogged down by boring teleportation. I hate dreadlock King of hobos Bray now. I want a complete retool if the character but I know that's hoping for too much.
Brian_FETO
Banned
During a long undefeated streak where people got closer and closer to beating her
She's now been brought up undefeated, after weeks of video montages saying "this person is a big deal, and is dangerous", against main roster Emma in 2017. #squash
serenewarfare
Banned
That's not true. She had a competitive match with Emma three months after debuted in NXT. Way early in her streak.
Not saying this won't be a squash, but it's not a given. Even though it probably should be.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Was that their first encounter?
I remember her debuting against Dana and fighting Emma shortly after, though a lot of that was catching up on the network so my timeline is off
Idk I'm so used to Emma being used like garbage on the main roster that I have no hope. Having someone the product has told you is a nobody look good against the big bad you've been building is starting her off to look weak
right, so it's all to appease the 6000 or so live in attendance. seems insane to bring angle of all people back for that.
serenewarfare
Banned
I agree. I'm just saying the idea that it's not a three minute squash is not out of the question.
The truth is probably that Angle was coming back at SS to team with the Shield anyways and they decided to move it up to Sunday.
newdayrocks
Member
I really hope we get a whole bunch of goofy shenanigans and backstage happenings to justify the changes. Could be terrific fun.
SallyIsNow
Banned
Don't want to see a man potentially die in the ring?
If anyone thinks Angle was cleared by anyone that's a medical professional...
FlammableD
Banned
Brian_FETO
Banned
Angle vs. Bryan at Survivor Series gonna be lit
serenewarfare
Banned
How dare you sully the good name of Dr. Joseph Maroon
In a Loser leaves plane of existence match.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
"Poor Bryan" is literally the first thing I thought after seeing that Kurt gets to do a TLC match
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I think the last one was like 15,500 in fake WWE numbers so probably more like 11,000.
All I'm saying is Seth, Dean and some guy vs. some guys is basically a random tag match from any episode of Raw and not something you can seriously main event a PPV with. It's already shaky as fuck given that they're dumb and put the title on the guy they literally cannot afford to have defend it at most PPVs.
They're probably up several thousand subs already so I don't know why they'd do that.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Special guest referee "Ken" Shibatamerica will count pins with his face
They won't make a decision on him wrestling again until next year.
SilentMike03
Neo Member
I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled some ultimate carny shit and suddenly decided Bryan was cleared to wrestle a month or two before his contract is up in order to get him to stay.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I'd rather see Bryan back in the ring over Kurt. Kurt actually seems like he has CTE, dude just seems out of it all the time.
Brian_FETO
Banned
He resigns and then they pull the same thing again
yeah, got a kick out of that
Basically everyone knows the only way WWE can keep Bryan from leaving in September is letting him wrestle again.
So they still have 10 months to decide if they want to keep him or not.
serenewarfare
Banned
That's exactly what they will probably do.
Nah, he'll get some sort of contractual assurance of that. Like he'd have to be deemed unfit by an independent doctor, not WWE's.